Translation grant
Litprom Translation funding

Since 1984, Litprom has been a contact point for the promotion of translations for fictional works from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Arabic World, Israel and Turkey to the German-speaking market. This initiative was and is supposed to empower the literary exchange and the publication of important works from contemporary authors from above mentioned regions. Since 2025, the program has been jointly supported by the Frankfurt Book Fair and the Goethe-Institut. The Goethe-Institut contributes its expertise from a global network as well as financial resources.

Literature
Date to be announced

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Conditions of Funding

Publishers from Germany

Translating fictional works from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Arabic World, Israel and Turkey to the German-speaking market

The translations to be funded are selected by an independent expert jury. The composition of the next jury will be announced with the call for applications in spring 2026.

Application form
Original text as PDF (if available as a book, please also submit it, by arrangement)
Translation sample from the original text (at least 20 pages, meaningful, well-proofread)
Copy of the licence or option agreement (signed on both sides)
Copy of the translation contract (signed on both sides)
Publisher's justification (why this book and this author)
Publisher's calculation

The new application form will be available on this page in spring 2026.

All documents must be submitted in PDF format.

Applications that do not meet the formal requirements or are incomplete cannot be processed.

Please send the complete documents by e-mail to kassler@buchmesse.de.

Application Deadline

The application deadline for 2025 has passed. We look forward to receiving your applications and translation projects next year! The deadline for 2026 will be announced in the spring. If you still have questions: kassler@buchmesse.de